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Re: Not Saving Private Ryan.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 28 May 2004 23:40:40 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:
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Saving Private Ryan is basically Holywood’s version of events;
I’m not a big fan of Hollywood re-writing history.
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Me neither. Probably why I didn’t go see it. That and the bit about
sitting in one seat for 3 hours.
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I would suggest “every American” read about and discover the story for
themselves. Ambrose (who helped with SPR and wrote Band of Brothers)
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I did watch most of BoB since it was already paid for on the cable TV.
Very absorbing, but the digital film artifacts gave me headaches. Bring
back motion blur please!
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has a very accessible book on D-Day and an excellent book on
Pegasus Bridge. Check them out!
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Thanks, I will. Is it ok for “non Americans” to read about it too? ;^)
Don
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Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: Not Saving Private Ryan.
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| (...) I think you mean the 2nd scene; the film starts in a cemetery... still a very moving scene. Once they break through the Atlantic Wall the film nosedives. (...) Saving Private Ryan is basically Holywood's version of events; I'm not a big fan of (...) (20 years ago, 28-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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